New Students

Housing and Residence Life is accepting applications for Academic Year 2015-2016 and Summer 2015. All First-year students completing their academic year applications by May 1, will receive priority placement. Apply for Housing today to secure your priority placement.

Simply follow these five steps and get set to live in one of our vibrant and highly diverse student communities. Housing and Residence Life strives to provide something for everyone!

Step 1:

Review your choices. All our residential communities are just minutes from classes, the Student Union, dining, the Recreation Center, the Learning Commons, and intramural playing fields.

Log into your Port of Armstrongaccount and go to the Register tab to access the online Housing application. At the bottom of that screen there is a box for Housing and Residence Life Application. You can complete the Housing application, make your community and meal plan selections, and sign the Housing agreement all from that site!

Please remember that your application will not be processed until the non-refundable application fee has been received, so the sooner you send it the better! Also, please be sure to write your student identification number on the check or money order so we can make sure to apply the fee to the right student's application!

The $250 non-refundable application fee is a one-time commitment for all incoming housing students. Whether you live here one year or six years, you will never have to pay this application fee again. This fee is an administrative fee that goes towards business processes for enriching your residential experience. It is not a deposit that will be credited back to you. Please let our office know if you have questions.

Step 5:

Check on the status of your application online by logging into Port of Armstrong. Once your application fee has been received, your status will be updated in the portal, so make sure to check back to make sure everything has been received! Fall room assignments will be solidified by the second week in May. Room assignments will be posted on your housing applications when created. Please continue to monitor your student email for room/ roommate details.

Returning Students

Returning students who wish to return to housing for another year should apply online via Port of Armstrong as indicated above under the 5-step new student process. Returning students ARE NOT required to pay a housing application fee. Returning students must, however, self-select their own space during their designated time period to ensure they get the space they want.

Option 2: Same room self-selection

Students wishing to return to their same room for next academic year should self-select their room during the time period of March 23-24. You can do this by proceeding to the room selection tab inside your online housing application.

Option 3: Different room self-selection

Students wishing to select a different room or community for next academic year should select their new room between the dates of March 25 - April 10.

Option 4: Return to Windward Commons

Students wishing to return to Windward Commons for a second year will be permitted to do so on a limited basis. Please email housing@armstrong.edu prior to April 10 indicating your interest if you wish to pursue this option.

Any student who has applied for housing but has not self-selected a space by April 10 will be assigned to a space based on indicated preferences on a space available basis.

Special Accommodation Needs

The Offices of Disability Services and Housing and Residence Life work closely together to evaluate requests for housing accommodations for students with disabilities. Students requesting special accommodation or modification for housing must complete and submit the Housing Accommodation Form in order to receive consideration. In addition, the student requesting accommodation must also have a current fully completed housing application on file before the University will evaluate a request for housing accommodation. A request for housing accommodation does not guarantee a housing assignment.

The student should complete Section I and the medical provider should complete Section II. This request must be completed in its entirety before a request will be considered. All requests for accommodation must be made by 60 days before arrival.

Documentation must substantiate a diagnosed impairment that is a current substantial limitation to a major life activity as it relates to housing needs. To ensure the provision of reasonable and appropriate on-campus accommodations for students, the University requires current and comprehensive documentation of the disorder from a current treatment/ assessment professional qualified to make the diagnosis. (Please note, a diagnosis in and of itself does not automatically qualify for requested accommodation.)

This request form must be submitted each year in order to review and renew, as appropriate, accommodations provided through the Offices of Disability Services and Housing and Residence Life.